@MelodySWV

Former founding editor of @swvoicesmpls. [email protected] Bluesky account much more active :: https://xitter.cf/t.co/4QkydBPQK0 Last updated May 2025

 Minneapolis, MN
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Joined December 2021
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Hi. Do you like my Friday tweets about the weather? Are you compelled by my musings about hyper-local journalism? I also produce the Southwest Voices daily newsletter. It's full of news, community resources, and things to do in Minneapolis. It's FREE 👇 southwestvoices.news/sign-up
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Happy to answer questions about this one: "Our Rescue loses potential contract with City of Minneapolis" southwestvoices.news/posts/o…
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Melody Hoffmann retweeted
daviss@daviss16 Jan 2025
Jade Dynasty open on Lake Street near Lyndale. The space had been vacant and boarded up since Fuji Ya closed in 2020. Minneapolis, January 2025
Night photo of Jade Dynasty Restaurant & Bar on Lake Street in Minneapolis

ALT Night photo of Jade Dynasty Restaurant & Bar on Lake Street in Minneapolis

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My brother had me guess what time the sunset last night and I was delightfully wrong when I guessed 4:40 p.m. The sun is now setting at 4:55 p.m. This sunset was captured from Northeast Minneapolis where we watched the Packers lose (We are from Wisconsin). Sun is up at 7:48 a.m.
A sunset with a lamp partially reflected from inside a house. A bare tree and a few houses on a snowy street are in the foreground.

ALT A sunset with a lamp partially reflected from inside a house. A bare tree and a few houses on a snowy street are in the foreground.

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My receipt that I was in Northeast:
A pile of District 60 candidate flyers, specifically from Peter Wagenis, Monica Meyer, and Doron Clark.

ALT A pile of District 60 candidate flyers, specifically from Peter Wagenis, Monica Meyer, and Doron Clark.

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Paul Douglas, a Twin Cities meteorologist, is no longer "bitching about cold fronts" due to "firenados" in L.A. That feels fair to me.
Paul Douglas
@pdouglasweather8 Jan 2025
I won’t be bitching about cold fronts anytime soon. This is surreal
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Someone asked me if I was ready for the polar vortex yesterday and I replied "I live here, don't I?"
Paul Douglas
@pdouglasweather2 Jan 2025
This is a minor league, watered-down version of the Polar Vortex, at least for Minnesota When I think Polar Vortex I think subzero highs and lows of -10 to -30. Nothing like that is in sight
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Very cool to see!
Chenue Her@ChenueHer25 Dec 2024
First time I’ve ever seen this in the Twin Cities: two AAPI journalists anchoring newscasts together. And… we’re home. It’s an honor to share the @FOX9 desk with @SeKwonTV.
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I love trans people.
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Hello! It seems like my audience has moved over to Bluesky, so most of my missives have too. You can find there at @phmelody
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The War Horse is a small news org that focuses on soldiers and military culture. Discovered the org through The Daily Shown
The War Horse
@TheWarHorseNews15 Nov 2024
In collaboration with @MotherJones : 20 years ago in Fallujah, we didn’t just kill the enemy. We destroyed parts of ourselves. thewarhorse.org/fallujah-fil…

America’s bloodiest battle during the Iraq War - The War Horse

The story of a platoon of Marines who fought in Fallujah, Iraq one of the US’s bloodiest battles during the Iraq War.

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community x community
fawkesalleycoffee@fawkesalley15 Nov 2024
BIG thanks to @birchbarkbooks for always keeping our lil FREE library stocked up with the latest & greatest!! 📚☕️
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Kaila White@kailawhite13 Nov 2024
My team were the only journalists in the court yesterday for the hearing where the first suspect in the Nudieland mass shooting at a Minneapolis DIY punk show was sentenced, making @mprnews the 1st outlet with the story and the only with victim reaction mprnews.org/story/2024/11/12…

Minneapolis punk show mass shooting victims react as teen takes plea deal

Cyrell Boyd is headed to treatment at the Red Wing juvenile facility for his role in the Nudieland shooting in August 2023. At a hearing Tuesday, victims spoke to him about the shooting’s impact.

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In a special message to OpenNews: Over with to within
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A possible glimpse into the future with time for solutions
Greta Kaul@gretakaul13 Nov 2024
Shopping carts are piling up at the Har Mar Roseville BRT stop. The city's working with businesses to retrieve them, but is this a situation we're likely to see more as Metro Transit expands public transportation in suburban areas built for cars? startribune.com/shopping-car…

Shopping carts are piling up at one Roseville bus stop. What’s the solution?

The abandoned carts illustrate the design challenge of adding transit to shopping areas like Har Mar Mall that were developed for drivers in cars.

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God morgon! We are getting a glorious 9 hours and 42 minutes of sunlight today. She wakes up at 7:06 a.m. and goes to sleep at 4:47 p.m.
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Gov. Tim Walz is speaking JUST TO US MINNESOTA at 2:30 p.m. cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/g…

Gov. Tim Walz following election loss: "I'm not done fighting for Minnesota"

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz addressed his home state Friday afternoon following his loss on the Democratic presidential ticket.

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Black Walnut on Hennepin Avenue in South Uptown is closed until Nov. 13.
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At a town hall hosted by Andrea Jenkins to report back on a short-term think tank on homelessness.
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Agenda for the evening
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